Posted by ed_uk on December 26, 2004, at 20:04:37
In reply to Re: To Francesco, posted by linkadge on December 26, 2004, at 19:40:39
Hi,
SSRIs are associated with physical dependence- the medical profession seems to be having great difficulty grasping this concept. I think that many doctors just don't want to admit that they were wrong. Also, they don't want to admit to themselves that the drugs that they prescribe on a daily basis cause a significant amount of damage as well as benefit.
As someone on p-babble pointed out not so long ago, the medical profession as a whole suffers from 'splitting' when it comes to drugs, rather than adopting a balanced view of a particular drug's risks and benefits, drugs are viewed as being all 'bad ' or all 'good'.
In the UK....
SSRI in particular are seen as being 'good' drugs.
Benzodiazepines are seen as being 'bad' drugs.
Prozac is praised. Benzos are sneered at. The last time I went to my GP he immediately gave me a repeat prescription for citalopram- no questions asked. My request for a *few* diazepam tablets was laughed at. He said: 'It was wrong of your psychiatrist to prescribe you any diazepam at all'. This is coming from a man who doesn't even know me!
The medical profession is unacceptably slow at accepting the side effects of the drugs that doctors prescribe. When the next 'cure all' turns up, patients' requests for SSRIs may well be sneered at.
Ed.
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